Home

share This

Super Falcons land in Abuja with 9th AWCON trophy

The
victorious Super Falcons arrived Abuja yesterday from Accra, Ghana where they
won their ninth Africa Women’s Cup of Nations on Saturday after beating South
Africa 4-3 on penalties.

The players
and officials of the team touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport Abuja in the afternoon and were received on arrival by the Chief of
Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, the General Secretary of the Nigeria
Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi and football supporters.
After a brief remark by the Chief of Staff, the team left the airport for their
hotel where they continued to receive their teeming fans and other well wishers.

Speaking to
Daily Trust after the reception at the airport, the NFF General Secretary said
the federation was pleased with the achievement of the Super Falcons.
He said even as they started the championship on a losing note, the team
remained focused and was able to successfully defend the title.

Sanusi who
said the trophy will be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari as soon as he
returns from his foreign trip stated that the team had justified the support it
enjoyed from the government and the football federation.

“We are just
leaving the airport where we went to receive the victorious team. The team was
received by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.

“He
addressed the team and expressed Mr. President’s appreciation and happiness
with the remarkable achievement by the team in Ghana.

“As you are
aware, Mr. President is out of the country but once he is back, the trophy will
be presented to him.

“We at NFF
are proud of the girls who have justified every support they enjoyed before and
during the tournament,” he said.

Sanusi also
said the team will be given all the necessary support ahead of the 2019 FIFA
World Cup in France.